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Authorities: Casino Tour Bus Driver Speeding Before Crash
Authorities say the casino bus that careened out of control outside New York City, sending 24 people to the hospital with minor injuries, was apparently speeding.  Foxwoods6/18/2013
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Milford casino foes say impact analysis wrong
(Massachusetts) -- Citing what casino opponents described as inaccurate and misleading analyses in Foxwoods Massachusetts’ proposal to selectmen two weeks ago,...
6/17/2013
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Foxwoods likes odds in Milford
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods officials say they don't see their Milford application for a resort casino as a gamble, but rather as a calculated risk that will work...
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Milford's anti-casino group calls Foxwoods report incomplete
(Massachusetts) -- Casino-Free Milford officials told Selectmen they believe the presentation given by Foxwoods officials two weeks ago omitted several important issues...
6/16/2013
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Anti-casino group to meet with Milford selectmen
(Massachusetts) -- Members of Casino Free Milford at Monday night's selectmen's meeting are hoping to offer their views on the recent pitch for a local casino...
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Signs show casino divide in Milford
(Massachusetts) -- For months, “CasiNO” and “Keep Milford Casino Free” signs have been showing up on lawns around Milford, but in the past two...
6/15/2013
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Mashantucket Tribe still working on deal with casino union
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is still working on a contract with a labor union.
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Froma Harrop: High heels and workers' rights
(Ohio) -- One of the strangest artifacts of American culture is the spiked heel as a symbol of female power. Many waitresses at America's casinos feel otherwise.
6/14/2013
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Gaming Comm. finalizing 300-page application for proposed Milford casino
(Massachusetts) -- The state’s gaming commission is preparing to release the second-round application for potential casino developers on Monday. The document is...
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Signs For and Against Casino Spread across Milford
(Massachusetts) -- On some streets, signs posted by next-door neighbors show they have different opinions about the proposed Foxwoods Massachusetts casino.
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Foxwoods Reports May Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenue at Foxwoods® Resort Casino for May 2013 declined to $48.2 million, 4.4 percent lower than the $50.4 million reported for the same...
6/13/2013
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Gaming Board Chairman Addresses Area Leaders
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has "pushed enormously hard" to make sure any casino will "incorporate and enhance the rest of the...
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Gaming Comm. finalizing 300-page application for proposed Milford casino
(Massachusetts) -- The state’s gaming commission is preparing to release the second-round application for potential casino developers on Monday.
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Profiting from sex, high heels
(Connecticut) -- One of the strangest artifacts of American culture is the spiked heel as a symbol of female power. Many waitresses at America’s casinos feel...
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Column: How certain is the slot money from the tribes?
(Connecticut) -- I still remember the wonder of it all when I read last year in The New York Times that Scott Butera, chief executive officer of Foxwoods, referred to...
6/12/2013
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Hopkinton learns that Foxwoods casino application incomplete
(Massachusetts) -- The town's battle for Mass. Gaming Commission documents has revealed that Foxwoods, one of the principals in the Milford casino proposal, has not...
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Casino Cocktail Servers Not Thrilled With Torturous High Heel Mandate
(Connecticut) -- Casino cocktail waitresses are like modern day geishas. Forced to dress in tight dresses with a constant smile glued to their faces, they, like many...
6/11/2013
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New Plans for Casinos in the Catskills
(New York) -- Casino fever has hit the Catskills, again. The Mashantucket Pequot Indians, who own the huge Foxwoods casino resort, announced an agreement on Tuesday with...
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Nearby towns discuss casino impact
(Massachusetts) -- Officials from Ashland, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Bellingham and Upton were among the attendees Monday afternoon of a work session for surrounding...
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Development Partner: Foxwoods Outlet Mall Construction To Begin ‘Shortly’
(Connecticut) -- The long-delayed construction of an 85-store outlet mall at Foxwoods Resort Casino is on track to get underway this year, a senior executive in the...
6/9/2013
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Foxwoods cocktail waitresses fight shoe rules
(Connecticut) -- Cheryl Haase has been serving cocktails for more than two decades, and the 52-year-old waitress says she has a list of foot ailments to prove it.
6/7/2013
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Foxwoods owner again extends $1.3B bad-debt exchange
(Connecticut) -- The owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino again has extended its $1.3 billion bad-debt exchange in order to get their remaining bondholders to agree to lesser...
6/5/2013
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U.S. appeals court rejects gambler's claim against Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- A federal appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a suit filed by an admitted pathological gambler who claimed Foxwoods Resort Casino violated state...
6/4/2013
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Foxwoods in Catskill casino dialogue
(New York) -- A partnership that includes the operators of Foxwoods Resort and Casino is hoping to change Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mind about phasing in casino expansion...
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Foxwoods lays out plan for 660,000-square-foot complex
(Massachusetts) -- Forget your ideas about Las Vegas-style glass tower casinos, representatives of Foxwoods Massachusetts told Milford selectmen Monday night.
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Foxwoods lays out plans for Milford casino
(Massachusetts) -- Two months after the community raked them over the coals at a board of selectmen meeting, Foxwoods casino officials tonight are returning to Milford...
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Foxwoods Presents $1B Milford Casino Plan
(Connecticut) -- A Massachusetts casino proposed by Foxwoods Resorts Casino promises 3,500 jobs, $20 million a year in tax revenue to the town of Milford and the...
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Foxwoods tells Milford, Mass., resort would mean 3,500 jobs
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods Massachusetts officials promised the locals Monday night that given the chance they’d build them an economic engine that would provide...
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Milford eyes, questions Foxwoods’ casino plan
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods officials spent about 90 minutes laying out plans for their proposed $1 billion resort casino in Milford, but the board of selectmen and...
6/3/2013
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Partnership with Foxwoods pitching a casino at the Grossinger’s site
(Massachusetts) -- A New York City real estate development company has partnered with the Foxwoods Casino operators on a proposed resort casino project at a 500-acre...
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Foxwoods MA Casino Presentation Tonight at Milford High
(Massachusetts) -- As the planning and permitting process continues for casino proposals across the state, Milford Selectmen and community members will be getting their...
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With More Casinos In The Northeast, Odds Need Readjusting
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino is fighting for its life as it confronts declining revenues, a huge debt burden and the prospect of even more competition.
6/2/2013
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Foxwoods eyes site in Liberty
(Massachusetts) -- Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino plans to make a play to build a casino next to the former Grossinger's hotel in Liberty.
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Selectmen from four towns form coalition to fight Milford casino plan
(Massachusetts) -- Selectmen in four area towns have formed a coalition aimed at launching an organized, well-financed fight against plans for a resort casino off...
6/1/2013
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Foxwoods to make pitch for Mass. casino on Monday
(Massachusetts) -- Handicappers looking to tweak the odds on Foxwoods' chances of winning a license to build a $1 billion casino in Milford, Mass., figure to be...
5/30/2013
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Milford's casino application deadline set
(Massachusetts) -- After hearing concerns from local officials and developers, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission decided Thursday to keep the deadline for the second...
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Foxwoods names new chief marketing officer
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino has named Gary C. DiBartolomeo as its new chief marketing officer. He replaces Rebecca Carr, who was hired in 2011.
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Foxwoods names two new marketing execs
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino announced Thursday the hirings of two veteran executives, one a former casino president who lost his gaming license after lying...
5/29/2013
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Foxwoods Resort Casino to host Cancer Survivors Day event
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and The Day will host an event in recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day at 10 a.m. June 2 in downtown Mystic....
5/27/2013
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Foxwoods brawl leads to 4 arrests
(Connecticut) -- A brawl on the Cedars catwalk at Foxwoods Resort Casino ended in the arrests of two teens and two adults early Monday.
5/26/2013
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Gregory: Casino opponents’ condemnations unfair
(Massachusetts) -- I am shocked and appalled at the lynch mob incitement springing from the pen of Hopkinton Selectman Ben Palleiko. It appears that his recent letter to...
5/24/2013
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Foxwoods MA Promises 3,000 Jobs, Hiring Preference for Milford Region
(Massachusetts) -- The Foxwoods Massachusetts casino would bring 3,000 permanent jobs to Milford, the developer said Thursday, a number that would make the proposed...
5/22/2013
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Foxwoods preparing for Mass. town referendum later this year
(Massachusetts) -- A development team lead by Foxwoods Resort Casino executives are engaged in a “extensive study” concerning the construction of a casino in...
5/21/2013
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Milford Town Meeting takes a pass on casino vote
(Massachusetts) -- Milford Town Meeting voters declined to take a vote on a nonbinding citizens petition to express opposition to the siting of a casino on 200 acres of...
5/20/2013
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Milford Town Meeting passes over casino article
(Massachusetts) -- After about 20 minutes of debate, Town Meeting members voted to pass over the article to consider a non-binding resolution to express opposition to...
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Town lacks support for Foxwoods resort
(Massachusetts) -- Operators of the biggest casinos in North America have their sights set on a piece of land in Massachusetts to build a billion-dollar resort. Milford...
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Foxwoods job fair scheduled Wednesday
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino will host a summer job fair Wednesday as it seeks to fill seasonal positions in its food and beverage department. The fair will...
5/19/2013
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Annual Town Meeting set for Monday in Milford
(Massachusetts) -- Monday night’s annual Town Meeting will ask members to vote on a variety of bylaws, including ones regulating sex offenders and adult...
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Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino
(Massachusetts) -- Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino faces daunting hurdles as it joins a crowded race for the lucrative destination resort business in...
5/18/2013
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Developer regains control of Milford casino effort
(Massachusetts) -- Developer David Nunes, who lost control of his Milford casino venture in March after a coup by his investment partners, is back as the project’s...
5/16/2013
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Foxwoods owner extends $1.3B bad-debt exchange
(Connecticut) -- The owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino has extended their $1.3 billion bad-debt exchange by three weeks in order to get their remaining bondholders to...
5/15/2013
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Foxwoods Reports 10% decline April Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods® Resort Casino reported that it generated $44.5 million in slot revenue in April 2013 on handle of $528.9 million. The revenue figure...
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Announces Further Extension of Exchange Offers for All Outstanding Series of Notes
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (“MPTN”), owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino®, today announced that it has further extended its previously announced...
5/14/2013
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Former local tribal planners advising Mass. town
(Massachusetts) -- Robert Birmingham witnessed Foxwoods Resort Casino's growth from a ringside seat as the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe's top planner until 2010.
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COLUMN: Will tribal police arresting non-Indians be immune to non-tribal lawsuits?
(Connecticut) -- From the beginning, I've thought Gov. Dannel Malloy's plan to allow tribal police to take over much of the casino policing from Connecticut...
5/13/2013
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Foxwoods is open for business in Milford
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods officials have set up shop in downtown Milford and are now available to meet with residents who have questions or concerns over their...
5/11/2013
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Foxwoods picks up ‘Apprentices’
(Connecticut) -- You know a place has become a pop-culture touchstone when it becomes the focus of a reality-show challenge. In the most recent episode of "...
5/7/2013
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Foxwoods Group Will Spend $3 Million To Gauge Impact Of Milford, Mass., Casino Proposal
(Massachusetts) -- A partnership headed by Foxwoods Resort Casino will spend up to $3 million on consultants to evaluate the impact of a $1 billion casino project...
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Foxwoods race book manager has galloping good luck with Kentucky Derby bet
(Connecticut) -- As the long-time manager of Foxwoods Resort Casino's race book, Nancy Zirofsky knows a thing or two about the horses.
5/6/2013
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Foxwoods group will spend $3 million to gauge impact of Milford, Mass., casino proposal
(Massachusetts) -- A partnership headed by Foxwoods Resort Casino will spend up to $3 million on consultants to evaluate the impact of a $1 billion casino project...
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Foxwoods timeline draws criticism in Milford
(Massachusetts) -- Selectmen and casino opponents expressed dismay at the board's meeting Monday night that they will have only until the end of August to evaluate...
5/5/2013
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'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' recap: Checkmate!
(New Jersey) -- So after another suspense-less "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice" boardroom, Marilu Henner is out. Honestly, was there even an ounce of doubt?
5/2/2013
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Town gets update on Foxwoods status
(Massachusetts) -- Consultants have been hired, meetings have been held and timelines have been adjusted for a proposed resort casino off Interstate 495 and Route 16,...
5/1/2013
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Feds bar Mashantucket official from doing business with government
(Connecticut) -- Steven Thomas, the Mashantucket Pequot treasurer facing federal charges that he stole from the tribe, has been barred from doing business with the U.S....
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US bars Mashantucket Pequot tribal official from dealings
(Connecticut) -- The treasurer for the tribe that owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino has been barred from doing business with the U.S. government, nearly five...
4/28/2013
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Dykema questions Milford casino application
(Massachusetts) -- State Representative Carolyn Dykema, a Democrat from Holliston who is a vocal opponent of the proposed casino in Milford, sent a letter to the...
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Foxwoods seeks ‘Most Deserving Soldier’
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino is seeking nominations to its "Most Deserving Soldier" contest. The winner will receive a getaway with a guest to...
4/26/2013
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Online deal for Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino, is to partner with GameAccount Network to explore online gaming opportunities in the US...
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Mashantuckets hire three more police officers
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe continued to showcase the transformation of its police force Friday, swearing in three new officers, including a sergeant...
4/25/2013
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Foxwoods Resort Casino Invites Guys to Test their Luck with “Blackjack ‘N Birdies”
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino invites gambling golfers to dust off the sticks for an ultimate guys getaway at the height of golfing season, May 1 – June...
4/24/2013
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Foxwoods tribal owner inks Internet gambling deal
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe will partner with an English software company to provide online gaming. The tribe, which owns Foxwoods Resort Casino,...
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Legislator raises concerns about Milford casino
(Massachusetts) -- A legislator serving towns neighboring Milford has raised concerns with the state Gaming Commission about whether developers of a proposed $1 billion...
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Towns to form anti-casino coalition
(Massachusetts) -- Facing a classic David versus Goliath scenario, several small towns opposed to having a casino in the neighborhood are seeking strength in numbers...
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Announces Further Extension of Exchange Offers to Mid-May 2013
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (“MPTN”), owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino®, today announced that it has further extended its...
4/23/2013
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Foxwoods Casino Inks Online Gaming Deal with GameAccount
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Casino, the Connecticut based resort-casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, announced the signing of a lucrative deal with the...
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GameAccount Network Penetrates US Market
(Connecticut) -- Leading global online gaming software and solution provider signs with Foxwoods Casino. Leading online gaming system and software provider GameAccount...
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and GameAccount Network Form Online Gaming Partnership
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN), owners and operators of Foxwoods Resort Casino, and GameAccount Network announced today an agreement for...
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Smurfit and Desmond-backed firm allies with US casino ahead of new US web gambling laws
(Connecticut) -- A tech company backed by the Smurfit family and Dermot Desmond is poised to profit when the US eventually passes internet gambling regulations.
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Milford Selectmen ask for status updates from Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- After receiving a promise from Foxwoods’ officials for more work to be done on their $1 billion casino proposal in the next month, selectmen are...
4/22/2013
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Foxwoods owner signs online gambling partnership
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods, announced Monday it has signed a partnership agreement...
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Foxwoods reaches online gaming deal
(Connecticut) -- The owner of North America's largest casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino, has agreed to work with the GameAccount Network to deliver online gaming...
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Mashantuckets announce Internet gaming partnership
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe will partner with an English software company to provide online gaming. The tribe, which owns Foxwoods Resort Casino,...
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and GameAccount Network Form Online Gaming Partnership
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN), owners and operators of Foxwoods Resort Casino, and GameAccount Network announced today an agreement for...
4/15/2013
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Men charged with stealing cash register from Foxwoods restaurant
(Connecticut) -- Two Massachusetts residents were charged with stealing a cash register from the Grill at Two Trees restaurant near Foxwoods Resort Casino early Sunday,...
4/14/2013
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Foxwoods' fortunes tied to $1 billion Massachusetts casino bid
(Connecticut) -- Nearing the end of a massive debt-restructuring and having completed a mostly voluntary downsizing of its workforce, Foxwoods Resort Casino finds itself...
4/12/2013
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Hopkinton Selectmen: State should reject Milford casino plan
(Massachusetts) -- Milford casino developer David Nunes’ recent ouster from the project should send a red flag to the state Gaming Commission and prompt it to...
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Gennady Golovkin's 8th defense set
(Connecticut) -- Middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin has defended his 160-pound belt seven times, but defense No. 8 will come against his most significant opponent so...
4/11/2013
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Milford selectmen press Foxwoods executives for details
(Massachusetts) -- The chairman of Milford’s Board of Selectmen told representatives from Foxwoods Resort Casino that the proposal to build a gambling complex off...
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Senior Men: Casino gambling author speaks
(Connecticut) -- Robert Steele will address the Senior Men’s Club of New Canaan in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Church on Friday, April 12, at 10, on the topic...
4/8/2013
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Foxwoods casino proposal faces strong opposition in Milford
(Massachusetts) -- The Milford Board of Selectmen last night raked Foxwoods Resort and Casino over the coals for showing up with few details about its proposal to build...
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Milford Selectmen hammer Foxwoods plan
(Massachusetts) -- Selectmen expressed disappointment after hearing Foxwoods officials' proposal for a $1 billion casino in Milford, saying they expected to hear...
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Milford selectmen underwhelmed by Foxwoods plan
(Massachusetts) -- An air of disappointment over the lack of details hung over the Board of Selectmen tonight after Scott Butera, president and CEO of Foxwoods, made his...
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Milford, Mass., officials question Foxwoods casino proposal
(Massachusetts) -- Selectmen here were highly skeptical Monday night that a Foxwoods Resort Casino team will be able to adequately answer questions about a more than $1...
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Nunes on Milford casino bid he worked 5 years to prepare: "I have shed any faith in the project."
(Massachusetts) -- Developer David Nunes has reportedly been pushed out of a proposed casino project in Milford, Mass., by partners that joined the project months ago.
4/7/2013
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Foxwoods to present in Milford tonight
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods officials will present their initial proposal, which they previously told the town would be a $1 billion resort casino, to Milford Selectmen...
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Foxwoods to present plans Monday
(Massachusetts) -- Representatives from Foxwoods Resort Casino, which has joined with developer David Nunes to propose an $850 million gambling casino off Interstate 495...
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Bob Steele to discuss New Novel at Library
(Connecticut) -- Bob Steele will discuss and sign copies of his first novel The Curse: Big-Time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town Monday, April 29 in...
4/6/2013
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Nunes no longer face of casino proposal
(Massachusetts) -- Colorado developer David Nunes has received a “cease and desist” order from his fellow investors and will no longer act as the face of the...
4/5/2013
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Developer David Nunes is stripped of authority by investor partners on casino plan for Milford
(Massachusetts) -- David Nunes, the Colorado developer who has worked for five years to build a casino in Milford, has lost control of the venture, having been stripped...
4/4/2013
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Milford board to hear casino proposal on Monday
(Massachusetts) -- Scott C. Butera, president and CEO of Foxwoods Resort Casino, said he was looking forward to presenting his group's proposal for a casino to...
3/31/2013
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Five Arrested After Fight At Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- Police made five arrests Saturday following an altercation outside Fudruckers at Foxwoods Casino and Resort. Troopers from Troop E, Ledyard Police and...
3/28/2013
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Announces Further Extension of Exchange Offers for All Outstanding Series of Notes
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino®, today announced that it has further extended its previously announced...
3/26/2013
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Former Congressman Steele's Litchfield Talk: 'The Curse' of Casinos
(Connecticut) -- Robert H. Steele, author of “The Curse – Big-Time Gambling’s Seduction of a New England Town,” will speak at Litchfield’s...
3/22/2013
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As casinos struggle, tribes seek more federal aid
(Connecticut) -- Once the envy of Indian Country for its billion-dollar casino empire, the tribe that owns the Foxwoods Resort Casino has been struggling through a...
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Foxwood plans $1 billion Milford casino
(Massachusetts) -- During a preliminary discussion with town officials this week, Foxwoods representatives outlined a plan to invest $1 billion in the casino they and a...
3/20/2013
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Foxwoods planning to eliminate SEAT bus subsidy, DOT says
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino is planning to eliminate a subsidy for a Southeast Area Transit District bus route, state Department of Transportation officials...
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Mashantuckets ending subsidy for SEAT bus
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe will stop subsidizing public bus service between New London and the tribe's Foxwoods Resort Casino, which could cause...
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Foxwoods CEO back at work after hip surgery
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods President and CEO Scott Butera is back at work following hip surgery on March 9.
3/17/2013
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Foxwoods Reports February Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods® Resort Casino today reported that slot revenues for the month of February 2013 totaled $38.5 million, a decline of 24 percent from the...
3/16/2013
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Foxwoods Reports February Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods® Resort Casino today reported that slot revenues for the month of February 2013 totaled $38.5 million, a decline of 24 percent from the...
3/14/2013
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Foxwoods' owners extend $1.3B debt-swap offer
(Connecticut) -- The owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino outside Ledyard have extended the deadline to their $1.3 billion offer to swap out debt by two weeks, aiming for...
3/13/2013
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Mashantucket Tribe close to a new contract with union at casino
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is close to a new contract with a labor union that represents card dealers at the Foxwoods Resort...
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Announces Extension of Exchange Offers for All Outstanding Series of Notes
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (“MPTN”), owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino®, today announced that it has extended its previously...
3/12/2013
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Foxwoods seeking to cut 50 dealers' jobs
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino is seeking to shed 50 table-games dealers, according to the dealers' union. In a notice to members, Local 2121 of the UAW,...
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Is casino crime spiking?
(Connecticut) -- When the hotel staff at the Grand Pequot Towers at Foxwoods Resort Casino found a 36-year-old woman unresponsive in her room March 2, they sounded an...
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Foxwoods CEO recovering from hip injury
(Connecticut) -- Scott Butera, Foxwoods Resort Casino's president and chief executive officer, is recovering at The William W. Backus Hospital from a hip injury.
3/9/2013
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One stop spree: Embezzle, gamble and lose, all at the same casino
(Connecticut) -- When the controller of some restaurants and clubs at Foxwoods Resort Casino allegedly stole some $2.5 million in cash deposits, apparently some of the...
3/7/2013
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Weather blamed for delaying Foxwoods project's groundbreaking
(Connecticut) -- Harsh weather has delayed the start of construction for the outlet mall developers plan to build at Foxwoods Resort Casino, a source close to the...
3/3/2013
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Policing change may save Mashantuckets, Mohegans millions
(Connecticut) -- A state bill that would change relationships between the Connecticut State Police and security personnel on Indian reservations is expected to save the...
2/27/2013
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Foxwoods advises employees of downsizing
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino informed employees Wednesday of impending job cuts, though Scott Butera, president and chief executive officer, offered no...
2/26/2013
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MGM Grand parking valet on mend after being hit by car
(Connecticut) -- A parking valet was badly hurt Saturday morning outside the MGM Grand Casino at Foxwoods when he was hit by a car being moved by another valet, police...
2/25/2013
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Two injured in MGM Grand valet crash
(Connecticut) -- A valet at Foxwoods Resort Casino was seriously injured Saturday night at MGM Grand at Foxwoods and remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday,...
2/23/2013
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New Hilton opens in Preston location near Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- It's not often a multimillion-dollar project comes in ahead of schedule, but Patrick and Lisa Levantino beamed Friday as they gave a tour of their...
2/20/2013
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Foxwoods Seeks License in Greater Boston Region
(Massachusetts) -- It seemed that Massachusetts was trying to steer people away from Foxwoods when it passed it’s expanded gaming law in 2011, but now it just...
2/17/2013
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State rep raps 'sketchy' eastern Mass. casino plan
(Massachusetts) -- A state representative says a plan to build a casino in eastern Massachusetts is sketchy and raises questions even before hearings are scheduled.
2/16/2013
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Foxwoods chief executive has big plans for Mass.
(Massachusetts) -- Scott Butera views his training to build a casino in Massachusetts the same way Thomas Edison is said to have looked at his effort to invent the...
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Promise of details by casino partner
(Massachusetts) -- Days after Foxwoods, the well-known Connecticut casino, announced it is partnering with Colorado developer David Nunes on his Milford casino proposal...
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Foxwoods reports slot revenue down 12.1 percent
(Connecticut) -- January’s slot revenue at Foxwoods Resort Casino was $40.7 million, which is 12.1 percent lower than the January 2012 revenue. Slot handle, the...
2/15/2013
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Foxwoods January slots revenue down 12.1%
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino’s January slot machine revenue fell 12.1 percent compared with a year ago, the tribally owned enterprise reported Friday.
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Foxwoods Reports January Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenue at Foxwoods® Resort Casino for January 2013 was $40.7 million, 12.1 percent lower than the same month a year ago. Handle for the month...
2/14/2013
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Mashantuckets continue to restructure debt
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino, announced late Wednesday that it has commenced exchange offers for all of its...
2/13/2013
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Foxwoods makes bid for Mass. gaming license amidst controversy
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino is joining the Massachusetts casino sweepstakes as a full partner and stakeholder in the Milford venture for the most lucrative...
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Announces Exchange Offers for All Outstanding Series of Notes
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (“MPTN”), owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino®, today announced that it has commenced exchange offers...
2/12/2013
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Kostrzewa - Foxwoods challenges for Mass. casino license
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino has entered the competition to open a resort casino in Massachusetts, setting up a three-way brawl among gambling heavyweights...
2/11/2013
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Foxwoods alters playing field for resort casino license near Boston
(Massachusetts) -- As another casino giant entered the fray in Eastern Massachusetts, officials at Suffolk Downs, until recently the sole contender for a license in...
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Foxwoods may face long odds in Massachusetts, experts say
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino has joined a decided long shot in the race for a casino license in northeastern Massachusetts, two New England gaming experts...
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Foxwoods Partners With Milford Casino Developer
(Massachusetts) -- Foxwoods has jumped into the casino ring in Massachusetts, saying it's partnering with developer David Nunes' Crossroads Massachusetts LLC,...
2/10/2013
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Foxwoods is New Partner for Crossroads Casino
(Massachusetts) -- The application for a resort casino in Milford has taken on a new face: Foxwoods. Foxwoods Resort Casino has joined on to the Crossroads Massachusetts...
2/9/2013
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Former Pequot chairman recognized by tribe
(Connecticut) -- A former chairman of the Mashantucket Pequots who launched their gambling empire has been honored by his tribe.
1/21/2013
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Conn. seniors group makes peace with Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- A senior citizens center in Derby has ended a boycott against Foxwoods Resort Casino. The center halted trips to the eastern Connecticut casino last...
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Foxwoods, Derby seniors patch things up
(Connecticut) -- The odds look good for the Derby Senior Center to begin hosting bus trips to Foxwoods Casino once again. That’s because a rift between the center...
1/20/2013
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Gov. Malloy: Don't withdraw police from casinos
(Connecticut) -- For those of us who do not belong to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, it should be none of our business that tribal officials don't seem to be...
1/16/2013
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State police will maintain presence at Foxwoods, for now
(Connecticut) -- A planned reduction in state police staffing at Foxwoods Resort Casino has been deferred for the time being, a state official said Wednesday.
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Jonathan Comey: Foxwoods, on $0 a day
(Connecticut) -- For better or for worse, in good times and bad, til' death do us part, there's nothing quite like a trip to the casino. I've spent a lot of...
1/15/2013
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Foxwoods Reports Decline in December Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino(R) today reported that its slot revenue for December 2012 declined 12.1 percent to $44.2 million compared the same month the year...
1/11/2013
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Sources: Mashantucket chairman says tribe funding Steven Thomas' defense
(Connecticut) -- Members say Butler called indictment 'an attack on sovereignty'; council treasurer accused of taking payments for no-show job
1/9/2013
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Union raps cuts in state police at Conn. casinos
(Connecticut) -- A police reduction set to begin this week at the two Indian-run casinos could jeopardize public safety, the head of the union representing Connecticut...
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Foxwoods patrons robbed of free slot play, police say
(Connecticut) -- A group of people stole more than $90,000 from Foxwoods Resort Casino by fraudulently gaining access to the accounts of customers who were awarded free...
1/8/2013
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Former Mashantucket Pequot Chairman, Current Treasurer Plead Not Guilty to Stealing $800,000
(Connecticut) -- At a January 7 hearing, the former chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and his brother, the tribe's current treasurer, pleaded not...
1/7/2013
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Warrant details Foxwoods slot reward scam
(Connecticut) -- A group of people stole more than $90,000 from Foxwoods Resort Casino by fraudulently accessing the accounts of customers who had been awarded free slot...
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Current, former Mashantucket Pequot tribal officials plead not guilty in federal court on theft charges
(Connecticut) -- Current and former Mashantucket Pequot tribal officials pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court here to charges they embezzled more than $800,...
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Former chairman, treasurer of US tribe than runs casino plead not guilty in theft case
(Connecticut) -- The former chairman of the tribe that runs one of the world's largest casinos and his brother, the tribe's current treasurer, pleaded not guilty...
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OP/ED: Tribe should remove indicted official
(Connecticut) -- For the sake of tribal credibility, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council should ask Steven Thomas to step down from his position as treasurer and...
1/6/2013
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New Britain man charged in Foxwood slots scam
(Connecticut) -- The State Police Casino Unit has charged a New Britain man who was already being at the Corrigan Radgowski Correctional center with conspiring with...
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Police: Man helped steal $20K from Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- A Corrigan prison inmate was arrested Friday after police said he was part of a group that stole $20,000 from Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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Man charged with stealing Rolex watches from Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- State police casino unit has charged a Dedham, Mass. man with stealing four Rolex watches worth $73,800 from the Foxwoods Watch Co. inside the Grand...
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Suspect in theft of Rolexes from Foxwoods arrested in Mass.
(Connecticut) -- Police on Friday brought a Massachusetts man back to Connecticut to arrest him in the theft of four Rolexes from a Foxwoods boutique.
1/5/2013
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Current and former tribal officials charged with stealing from Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
(Connecticut) -- One current and one former tribal council official have each been charged with stealing from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
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Ex-Conn. Casino Tribe Chairman Charged With Theft
(Connecticut) -- The former chairman of the tribe that runs one of the world's largest casinos and his brother, the tribe's treasurer, have been charged with...
1/4/2013
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Current, former Mashantucket officials accused of theft
(Connecticut) -- Michael Thomas, former chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council, and Steven Thomas, current treasurer of the council, have been accused of...
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Former chairman of tribe behind Foxwoods Resort Casino charged with stealing from Pequots
(Connecticut) -- The former chairman of the tribe that runs the Foxwoods Resort Casino has been charged with stealing from his Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
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Feds Indict Ex-Leader, Current Treasurer Of Tribe That Runs Foxwoods Casino
(Connecticut) -- The former head of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council, which runs Foxwoods Resort Casino, and its current treasurer were indicted Friday by federal...
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Mashantucket Pequot leaders indicted for stealing nearly $1 million from tribe
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequots, struggling under a mountain of debt connected with the Foxwood's Resort Casino and MGM Grand, may be getting some answers...
1/3/2013
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3 arrested after brawling with police at casino
(Connecticut) -- Three Rhode Island men were arrested after fighting with police at a Connecticut casino during the early morning hours on New Year's. The incident...
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RI men arrested for alleged assault on officers at MGM Grand
(Connecticut) -- State police from the Casino Unit arrested three Providence, R.I. men and even had to Taser one of them after the trio assaulted several officers early...
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Women charged with theft from Salem man they met at Foxwoods
(New Hampshire) -- Police here say two women are facing charges after they allegedly went on a spending spree with cash and credit cards they stole from a Salem man.
1/2/2013
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Casino meetup ends in two arrests in Salem
(Connecticut) -- An encounter police believe started at Foxwoods Resort Casino Sunday ended badly Monday morning. Two women are in the county jail on numerous charges...
12/26/2012
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Foxwoods Resort Casino braces for new competition from Massachusetts
(Connecticut) -- On a recent weekday morning, the parking lots at Foxwoods Resort Casino were crowded with cars registered in Massachusetts.
12/23/2012
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DOT issues permit for private bus service for Foxwoods workers
(Connecticut) -- The state Department of Transportation has issued a permit for a private charter bus service aimed at replacing employee shuttles formerly run by...
12/17/2012
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Riding the bus to the Foxwoods casino
(Connecticut) -- While Massachusetts dithers over where to allow casinos, how big they can be, and which moguls will build them, Foxwoods, the first tribal casino in...
12/16/2012
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Riding the bus to the Foxwoods casino
(Connecticut) -- While Massachusetts dithers over where to allow casinos, how big they can be, and which moguls will build them, Foxwoods, the first tribal casino in...
12/13/2012
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Couple indicted in embezzlement of funds from casino clubs
(Connecticut) -- A Hartford grand jury returned a six-count indictment Wednesday charging the controller and chief financial officer of an entertainment group that owns...
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Former Woodstock couple indicted on embezzlement charges
(Connecticut) -- A former Woodstock couple was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday in connection with the embezzlement of more than $2.5 million from a Boston-...
12/12/2012
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Foxwoods marketers shift branding targets
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino will not extend its "branding" agreements with a theater in the heart of Manhattan's Times Square or the WNBA team...
12/8/2012
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Drivers Benefit From Lower Gas Prices As Pequot Outpost Makes Presence Felt
(Connecticut) -- Open for weeks without fanfare, the new Pequot Outpost gas station next to Foxwoods Resort Casino has had an effect on prices along the Route 2 corridor...
12/7/2012
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Report: Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre up for sale
(New York) -- Owners of Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre, which has borne the brand of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe's southeastern Connecticut casino since 2010, are...
12/6/2012
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Foxwoods’ new Pequot Outpost includes Burger King, gas station, convenience store
(Connecticut) -- The opening of a gas station and convenience store complex at Foxwoods Resort Casino was used as an opportunity to remember a tribal leader who pushed...
12/3/2012
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Another fight at Foxwoods Shrine nightclub
(Connecticut) -- A Massachusetts man was arrested late Saturday for fighting with security guards at the Shrine nightclub at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Connecticut State...
11/30/2012
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Mashantuckets hire three police officer
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe added three officers to its police force today, including a retired 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department...
11/26/2012
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Foxwoods Casino Brawl: Fight Involving Close To 100 People Breaks Out At Connecticut Casino
(Connecticut) -- A casino brawl involving a mob of nearly 100 people led to the arrests of two men at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods on Sunday.
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Two arrested in Foxwoods brawl
(Connecticut) -- Police have charged two men from Connecticut and Massachusetts for their alleged participation in a nightclub brawl involving a mob of nearly 100 at MGM...
11/25/2012
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Tribal members take more jobs at Conn. Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- As benefits of tribal membership go, few compare with the six-figure stipends once enjoyed by the Mashantucket Pequots, who own and operate the giant...
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Police: Nearly 100 brawled at Foxwoods
(Connecticut) -- A brawl involving nearly 100 people erupted at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods early Sunday morning, prompting a response from three police departments and...
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Two Arrested After Casino Brawls
(Connecticut) -- Two people were charged with breach of peace and interfering with police after a brawl about 2:30 a.m. Sunday at the MGM Grand Casino.
11/19/2012
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Foxwoods, union contract talks near 1-year mark
(Connecticut) -- Nearly a year after the previous labor agreement expired, Foxwoods Resort Casino and unionized dealers are still negotiating for a new contract.
11/18/2012
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No end in sight for Foxwoods dealers' contract negotiations
(Connecticut) -- Unionized dealers at Foxwoods Resort Casino ratified their historic first contract with the casino-owning Mashantucket Pequot Tribe in January 2010,...
11/15/2012
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Foxwoods Reports October Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- October 2012 slot revenues at Foxwoods Resort Casino® were $42.9 million, a decline of $7.9 million or 15.6 percent from the same month last year....
11/14/2012
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Re-Elects Butler for Second Term
(Connecticut) -- Rodney A. Butler was re-elected for a second term as chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council at the tribe’s annual meeting on November...
11/8/2012
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Credit union employee admits gambling addiction led to theft
(Connecticut) -- A 62-year-old woman who worked at a credit union inside Foxwoods Resort Casino admitted to state police that she stole more than $21,000 from her...
11/1/2012
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Foxwoods presesnts TGIFF Foxwoods Fridays
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino proves once again that it is the prime entertainment destination spot on Fridays, with the creation of their new program, “...
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun provide some much-needed entertainment
(Connecticut) -- After the storm and widespread cleanup work, it may well be time for a little entertainment this weekend at the largest casino in North America —...
10/22/2012
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribe restructures $2.2 billion of debt
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino, says it has successfully restructured $2.2 billion of its debt.
10/18/2012
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Road project brings tribe, towns together
(Connecticut) -- Tribal leaders and local elected officials on Thursday celebrated a project that raised a portion of Lantern Hill Road by four feet, seeing the project...
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Feds: Former Staten Islander gambled $3 million of investors' funds at Foxwoods
(New York) -- The dice have come up snake-eyes for a former Richmond resident who gambled away more than $3 million of his investors' hard-earned cash at Foxwoods...
10/17/2012
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Foxwoods announces creditor backing on debt
(Connecticut) -- The parent company of Foxwoods Resort Casino said creditors have signed on to its plan to restructure $2.2 billion in debt.
10/15/2012
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Foxwoods tribe reaches acceptance threshold on debt deal
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino, announced today (Monday) that it has reached agreement with the required number...
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Foxwoods' creditors back its $2.2B debt plan
(Connecticut) -- The parent company of Foxwoods Resort Casino says creditors have signed on to its plan to restructure $2.2 billion in debt, The Associated Press reports.
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Reaches Accord with Bondholders on Debt Restructuring
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN), owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino®, said today that it has reached accord with the required holders of...
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Casinos' slots revenues dip; Foxwoods reaches accord with lenders
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun have reported significant year-over-year declines in their September slot-machine revenues.
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Foxwoods Reports September Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino® today reported that its September slot revenue totaled $46.3 million on handle of $546.6 million. Though off 13 percent and...
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Foxwoods September slot revenue down 13 percent
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenue at Foxwoods Resort Casino fell 13 percent in September from a year earlier, continuing a trend that’s occurred every month...
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